Uganda Gold Scam Turns Deadly as British-Zimbabwean Buyer Is Killed
Gold scams in Uganda are becoming increasingly violent, with criminals now using firearms, abductions and killings instead of relying only on fake documents to defraud bu...
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Customs Enforcement at Entebbe Airport Foils Smuggling of 448 Mobile Phones Worth $76,704
URA enforcement team at Entebbe International Airport have intercepted 448 mobile phones worth over US$76,704 in a string of operations targeting illicit trade.According...
Ogun police arrest driver, guarantor for vehicle theft, foil smuggling attempt
Operatives attached to the Idiroko Division of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a cross-border vehicle trafficking attempt, arrested two suspects and recovered a...
BUSTED! URA CBUSTED! URA Customs Smashes Major Rice Smuggling Syndicate at Uganda Bordersustoms Spies Crush Massive Rice Smuggling Racket at Uganda Borders
For an entire month, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs Intelligence officers operated like undercover spies in a high-stakes economic war quietly unfolding at Uganda...
URA Seizes Massive Consignment of Smuggled Mobile Phones, Suspect Arrested
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded an enormous consignment of mobile phones, estimated to fill nearly a full shipping container. The taxman believes the value of th...
‘I don’t want to be president.'
While the presidency is a coveted position, its allure has put prospective suitors in sharp focus of succession battles in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) p...
URA Enforcement Team Shoots, Injures Man in Suspected Mistaken Identity Case
joint police and Uganda Revenue Authority investigation has commenced after an enforcement team opened fire on a vehicle along the Kampala–Jinja highway, injuring a man...
URA Customs Official Under Scrutiny After Video Shows Roadside Confrontation with Civilian
Kampala, Uganda — Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is facing growing public scrutiny after eyewitness videos emerged appearing to show a senior customs official physicall...
URA Boss Godson Mwesigye Named in Nasty Mukono Shooting Incident, Flees Home
Security agencies in Mukono District have launched a coordinated manhunt following a reported shooting incident allegedly involving a senior enforcement officer attached...
Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks
Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks re...